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ASPINALL, William Denys
(Service number 28848)

Pte William Denys Aspinall — (Supplement, Auckland Weekly News, 8 November 1917, p.40 )

Headstone, W D Aspinall — Photographed during the commemoration called "Silent City meets Living City" to mark the 100th anniversary of the Third Battle of Ieper (Passchendaele). (Courtesy of H Leysen )

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #01)

Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #05)

Temuka War Memorial plaque, names A-G, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #02)

MIlford Hall War Memorial Gates in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.11)

Memorial Cross, St John's Church, Temuka, pictured in 2010 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.24 #01)

Opihi College Roll of Honour — Made by Opihi College teacher David Ellena, 2015 (Courtesy of Kate Manson, Opihi College )

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	Unknown	Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Farmer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	William G Aspinall (father), Temuka
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	NZEF
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	18th Reinforcements, J Company
Date	11 October 1916
Transport	Tofua
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Plymouth, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	1 October 1917	Age
Place of Death	Ypres, Belgium
Cause	Killed in action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Memorial Reference	XXXIIV. F. 7
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Milford War Memorial; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial

Biographical Notes

William Aspinall was the son of Mr and Mrs William G Aspinall, of Temuka

Sources

Temuka through the years: an informal history (Temuka History Book Committee, 2009); Cenotaph Sep 2013

External Links

Researched and Written by

Carol Bell

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